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Virginia Tech Report Cites Privacy Law Problems
RickRussellTX writes "A panel of Bush administration officials, including several bureau chiefs, concludes that confusing privacy laws contributed to the Virgina Tech shootings. The report claims that confusion over student privacy and medical privacy laws "has limited the ability of these officials to prevent the kind of violence that occurred at Virginia Tech.""
Ah this is one of those put your feet up, grab some popcorn moments when you watch slashdotters' collective heads asplode as they are compelled to confront their desire for privacy against their other mantra of "information should be free." Of course, some will claim that there is no contradiction, others will tell me that slashdot is not one monolithic think-block, and others will just blame bush. Tell me again why "personal" information should not be "free" as in speech? No really.. i want to know. / citizen of louisiana? your tax dollars are hard at work on ads at slashdot as if somebody will actually choose to relocate to louisiana because of an ad showing two male ends of patch cables coming together.
his thoughts represent the victory of prudence and moderation over FUD and hysteria
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it